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time to go camping....
This is a top pick! April 27 Right now I'm sitting in one of the hottest spots in the world...the crater of Kilauea volcano....its fuming and firing and smoking and sending plumes of So2 and other gases and particles up to1 mile up into the air....actually it is the crater ...
don't touch the magma
This is a top pick! You know your bad-ass when your town is named Volcano and it sits on, literally, the lip of two active volcanoes. I would hate to think how much volcano insurance costs in this ...
Liquid Rock
... historically there have been very dramatic displays of lava shooting into the air and flowing down slope, currently Pele (the Hawaiian volcano goddess) is being somewhat secretive and lava is mostly flowing underground. We spent a lot of time poring ...
Day 7 on Hawaii - Volcanoes National Park
... nbsp; As we drove closer to the active volcano, the air got really hazy which apparently is called "vog" around here (volcanic fog). It almost looked like ...
All About the Lava
Now for the Big Island's main attraction: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park! We checked into a petite 2 bdrm, 2 bath cabin at Kilauea Military Camp on the evening of May 6. ...
Hilo to Volcanoes National Park in a camper van
... water that's been heated by the volcanic activity underground escapes as steam from big cracks in the ground near the summit of Kilauea volcano. From there, the road actually goes onto the caldera floor where you can get out and take a short walk to the ...
Volcano Exploring
Today was all about exploring the Volcano National Park. Here are some of the highlights. We walked through the Thurston lava tube, hike down to Iki crater, explored the sulfur/steam fields, went to the end of Chain of craters road to see the lava ...
Volcanoes National Park
I flew from Kauai to Hilo, rented a car and drove to Volcano. I spent two days there driving and hiking in the Park - what an amazing place! The Halema`uma`u Crater is a large steaming crater where people leave offerings for Pele. Nearby ...
Day One of the Epic Big Island Road Trip
Four people, one purple SUV, 5 days and an entire island to explore. Most definitely a unique way to celebrate Thanksgiving. Our flight arrived late that evening in Hilo. We picked up our rental SUV and we attempted to find a black sand ...
Kraterlandschaften, Lavafelder und Schwefel
... sie nur kurz und in kleinem Ausmass in Neuseeland, bei der Wanderung über Vulkane im Tongarino Nationalpark erleben durften (link). Volcano, treffender ginge es kaum, so heisst die von Hilo in knapp einer Stunde erreichbare kleine Ortschaft, welche knapp ...
Vicksburg National Military Park and Capulin
... 1863 gave the North control of the Mississippi River in the Civil War. On July 17, 1991 I visited Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico. Today it is just a peaceful mountain that stands 1,400 feet above the ...
Kellys' Hawaii Adventure - Big Island
... than Safeway I'm sure...There is also a US Post Office at Volcano Village which is good if you want your postcards stamped with Volcano National Park! That afternoon we had a look at the main Kilauea Caldera from the hotel. The dining room there has a ...
Hiking Old Volcanic Lava Fields and Rain Forests
Day 1 - Visitor Center to Campground via Sulphur Banks and Rim Had an early start with a 5am bus to get to the NP. Since the next one wasnt until 2pm didnt have much choice but to catch it. Ended up arriving at the NP at 6am and had a couple of hours to ...
Backcountry Loop in Volcano NP
Day 4 - Namakanipaio Campground to Keauhou Shelter Started early (7am) since it was going to be a long day. After getting to the visitor center had to get my permit and read a warning about the posiblilites of tsunamis and how to respond. also had to ...
Lava!
... konnten wir bei Lani und Ray, den Hawaiianischen Besitzern des B&B at the end of the Road im kleinen Dorf Volcano. Regenreiche Tage sowie Aloha fuehrten dazu, dass wir Stunden mit ihnen am Fruehstuehkstisch verbrachten und angeregt ueber Gott und die ...
drive from Sedona to Lake Powell through volcanoes
Stopped by Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument to see some volcanoes? Had no idea the Flagstaff mountain (San Francisco Peak) and 700 other "mountains" around here are actually volcanoes. Sunset ...
Volcano Ventures
... at Pu’u Huluhulu (Hairy Hill?) to get another view of the caldera. We discovered a really cool café in Volcano Village that does really nice sandwiches for lunch. Yesterday we had ham and turkey on cranberry and macademia nut bread, ...
Saturday and Sunday- Taking It Easy Island Style
... up for the tiring pace we kept on our Canada trip last month. It was nice to relax in the cabin here at Volcano, where we have complete privacy except for the stray pheasant or two. We vegged around Saturday morning until 9:30 when we connected to ...
Day Nine – Steppin’ on up to the Big I
... , the scenery changed. One section would be rainforest and the next would be barren lava flows. When we arrived at the Volcano Rainforest Retreat, it was beautiful. Our cabin was set back into the property, with tress blocking us from the view ...
Day Ten – Underwater Adventure
We had to get up early to drive two hours back to Kona for our snorkeling trip. We were taking the SeaQuest Deluxe Morning Snorkeling Adventure. It was a four hour boat ride and snorkeling experience. We had to get up at 4:45 to make it there ...
Volcano National Park
Almost 2.5 hours from Kona to here. Traffic is not a problem, though we left quite early. At the time of our visit we were not allow to go anywhere so as to see flowing lava, don't be disappointed. Check this site for air quality ...
Lava Boat, Akaka Falls, Volcano Nat'l Park
... something as amazing as this! After church and breakfast, we caught up with Mom, Dad & Joe to explore the Volcano National Park. We saw the crater from several vantage points, explored the lava tubes (caves created by lava flows ...
The Village of Volcano
... . Blitzing the Big Island at a pretty fast pace, I added to the days variety of sites and took myself to Volcano State Park, which is basically the enormous Kilauea caldera and is very much still active. This afternoon I drove around the ...
Hawai'i, Day 2
... at Pu'u O'o, which still continues). According to one of the rangers, this is the only time that simultaneous eruptions of one volcano have been observed. The Halema'uma'u vent puts out between 700 and 2,000 tons of sulfur dioxide gas each day, so much ...
Day 3 – From Kailua-Kona to Volcanoes Nation
... . What a lovely fellow he was! Then we headed to Walmart in Hawaiian style and hit the road towards our next destination, Volcano. On our way there we visited some special countryside villages and drove through Paniolo lands where the animal skulls were ...
Volcano National Park
... to Volcano National Park and hit the Visitors Center, where they have lots of great maps of hiking trails and information about Kilauea Volcano. If you have only one to three hours, explore the summit of Kilauea Volcano via Crater Rim Drive, an 11-mile ...
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